MLB - Chicago White Sox v Detroit Tigers

DETROIT (74 - 87) at CHI WHITE SOX (87 - 74)

Monday, 9/29/2008 2:05 PM FREDDY GARCIA (R) vs. GAVIN FLOYD (R)

For this game it's too easy to take the White Sox. After all, they need this game in order to get to the tiebreaker game tomorrow and they couldn't have more motivation to win this game. And that may make the difference, but I don't think exactly like that, as we need to look at Detroit's side too.

We are talking about a team which was supposed to get prepared for the postseason right now (who doesn't remember all the hype on the Tigers in the early season?), so this is also a game where they have a shot to make the headlines, after a disasterous season and nothing better than beat the White Sox in a divisional game. So, I would say the motivation exists on both sides.

The White Sox will send Gavin Floyd, who had a great season, but surely this isn't a good spot for him. He had just 3 days off from his previous outing against Minnesota and actually this will be the second time this week that Floyd had just 3 days off to rest between games Coincidently or not, the truth is that Floyd allowed 9 runs and 19 hits on his last 2 outings and today he will be under tremendous pressure, in a very dangerous game, as the Tigers with motivation are extremely dangerous. Floyd has allowed 4 and 5 runs on his previous two outings against Detroit and even though the White Sox won, he wasn't involved in the decision.

On the other side, the Tigers will send Freddy Garcia, who had a quality start on his return at Texas, but had a letdown game against the Royals, by allowing 5 runs in 5 innings. Garcia is a former player of the White Sox (had a very important role when the White Sox won the world series in 2005) and I wonder how much he wants to win today (just a supposition!!!).

The Tigers come from one of their rare wins in a series and against the Rays, where they averaged 6 runs per game. The Over is 4-1 in the Tigers last 5 road games against a team with a winning record and I expect a very emotional game in here with a lot of runs. Floyd is 11-4 Over in home games this season and the White Sox are 13-5 Over in home games after having lost 3 of their last 4 games this season. Even though Floyd is 8-1 in day games this season, the reason for that is a great run support, as he has an ERA of just 4.02. Take the over in here.



Pick : Over 9.5
Odds : 1.89
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
Match Result : 8-2
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